A number of high-level tennis players will be competing in York soon, and there’s no cost to see them play.

The fourth annual Mixed Doubles Charity Classic tennis tournament will take place July 14-15 at the Country Club of York. There will be 16 pairs competing, with the overall purse set at $5,000. A pair has to reach the quarterfinals to earn money.

While the event is open to the public free of charge, the tournament is raising funds through corporate sponsorships to donate to the York Opioid Collaborative. It’s the second year the tournament has raised money to fight the opioid epidemic, after previously raising funds for cancer awareness.

York Country Club director of Tennis Mark Koons said he’s confident the tournament will hit its $50,000 fundraising goal. The tournament’s main sponsor, UPMC Pinnacle, has donated $10,000, with many other corporations also making significant donations, according to Koons.

“Everybody that donates $1,000 gets a banner put up, and I think we have 29 banners right now,” Koons said. “But really, this is about making the entire community aware of the opioid crisis and doing as much as possible.”

The tournament will begin at 11 a.m. and go until about 7 p.m. both days. The winning pair will receive $2,500, with the other finalists getting $1,200. Semifinalists will get $350 and quarterfinalists will get $150.

A number of high-profile players will be competing, including South African native Punch Maleka, who has won the tournament the last two years. He’ll be joined by others including Purdue coach and former grand slam competitor Laura Glitz, former York Suburban and Delaware player Evan Andrews, former York Catholic and Furman player Lisa Bornt-Davis and York native and former Syracuse player Carrie Moyer.

Dallastown rising senior Holden Koons – Mark Koon’s son – will also be competing in a pair with Glitz. Holden Koons is a three-time District 3 Class 3A singles champion and finished second in the state this past season.

According to Mark Koons, his son will have to write off any money he wins as a travel expense in order to retain amateur status. Mark Koons said the family will be sure to double-check and research the situation before they cash any checks.

“We had a player from Stanford one year and he had paper work that I had to fill out,” Mark Koons said. “This is the first time Holden has been in one of these tournaments.”

The tournament currently has 15 pairs signed up and is still looking to fill the final spot in the next two weeks.

"We have several players that have played at Wimbeldon or the U.S. Open," Koons said. "Last year's tournament was high-level but this year there's going to be some first-round matches that are really good."